Michele Neff Hernandez, To Appear On Healing the Grieving Heart National Radio Show

Michele Neff Hernandez, founder and executive director of the Soaring Spirits Loss Foundation to be interviewed by “Healing the Grieving Heart” Hosts, Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley on April 30th, 2009, sponsored by The Open to Hope Foundation www.opentohope.com. To listen to this show, go to www.thegriefblog.com and click on the e-card.

Michele Neff Hernandez is the founder, and executive director of the Soaring Spirits Loss Foundation, which will host the first ever National Conference on Widowhood, July 17-19, 2009 in San Diego, California. Since the death of her husband in 2005 Michele has made reaching out to other widows through unique on-line programs, and her work as a motivational speaker and freelance writer, her personal mission.

“We’re excited to bring Michele’s work of promoting healing and hope after loss to our audience.” This should be a very powerful show and one not to be missed, commented Dr. Gloria Horsley, Host of ‘Healing the Grieving Heart” and Founder and President of The Open to Hope Foundation, sponsor of “Healing the Grieving Heart” and The Grief Blog (http://www.thegriefblog.com).

Dr. Heidi Horsley, PsyD, MSW, MS, is a bereaved sibling and a licensed psychologist and social worker. Dr. Heidi is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Open to Hope Foundation (http://opentohope.com) and an adjunct professor at Columbia University. She has a private practice in Manhattan, NY specializing in grief and loss. She is also author of “Teen Grief Relief” and “Real Men Do Cry”. She holds graduate degrees from the University of San Francisco, Columbia University, and Loyola University.

About Dr. Gloria Horsley

Dr. Gloria C. Horsley, PHD, MFT, CNS, is a bereaved parent, and has worked in the field of family therapy for over twenty years. Dr. Gloria is Founder and President of the Open to Hope Foundation. She serves The Compassionate Friends (thecompassionatefriends.org) in a number of roles, including as a Board Director and frequently serves as a media spokesperson in her dual role as a bereaved parent and professional. She is co-author of “Teen Grief Relief” and “Real Men Do Cry.” She holds graduate degrees from the University of Rochester, Syracuse, Greenwich and Holos Universities.